Abstract
The parasite Armillifer armillatus is a worm-like arthropod living in the respiratory tract of snakes in Africa, but which may be transmitted to man. The infestation in man is not known to cause pleural effusion or to lead to malignant changes in the lungs or pleura. This report is that of a female patient who had malignant pleural effusion in addition to calcified cysts of A. armillatus in her chest radiograph.
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